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9 episodes in this season

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

55 min

The Polio Crusade

55 min

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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

55 min

A Class Apart

55 min

We Shall Remain (1): After the Mayflower

55 min

We Shall Remain (2): Tecumseh's Vision

55 min

We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears

55 min

We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo

55 min

We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee

55 min

American Experience

TV Series

198855m6.5

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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Season 21 · Episode 3 · Feb 9, 2009

On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Over the next twelve days, as a fractured nation mourned, the largest manhunt ever attempted closed in on his assassin, the renowned 26-year-old actor John Wilkes Booth. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln recounts this great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death. Featuring Will Patton (Numb3rs, A Mighty Heart) as the voice of the assassin and narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper (Seabiscuit, Adaptation), the film includes interviews with the nation’s foremost Lincoln scholars, who recount a great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death.

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American Experience

TV Series

198855m6.5

Documentary

Now playing

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Season 21 · Episode 3 · Feb 9, 2009

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